Printing form



March 1s, 1924. 1,487,546

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RALPH J. DOB/ION, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

PRINTING FORM.

Application filed May l,

To @ZZ 'zc/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, RALPH J. DonioN, citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing Forms, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to printing, and more particularly to a novel printing form whereby tags of the character used in shoe factories for checking the making of shoes may be readily printed.

In the manufacture of shoes, it has been the general custom to use a tag having printed thereon the various operations involved in the making of a shoe. These tags accompany the shoes throughout their proc'- ess of making and the data of each operation is arranged in such va way as to provide a coupon which is cut 0E by the operator after the completion of his work and retained by him as areceipt or check upon which to collect his wages atl the end of the earning period. Heretofore, each coupon on the tag was provided with ra punch mark indicating the price that the operator was to receive for his particular operation onl the shoe, and for various reasons this method has been found objectionable. For example, a separate punch is required to make the separate symbols indicating the price for the various operations. `Therefore` a large number of punches must be kept on hand and a special operator is required to punch the tags with the proper price symbols before they are distributed to the operators. This practice is also open to4 the objection that operators can sometimes make alterations in the price marks which would increase the rate of pay for the particular operation, thereby defrauding the manufacturer on the amount paid fofIl services or wages. i Y

Having in view the above objections and diiiiculties, the present invention aims` to provide means for` printing atag which has thereon a plurality of coupons each bearing the price definitely and plainly printed, thereonin such a way that there is no possibilty of alteration; and which, furthermore. provides for assembling the printing type for each particular room or station, through which 7the shoe proceeds in the process of manufacture, within one frame so that the order of the coupons may be' preA served for reuse in printing up subsequent 1923. Serial N0. 636,010.

tickets, thus obviating the necessity of entirely re-setting the coupons within a particular frame when the same shoe is againv ordered. Y

In its general aspect, therefore, the present invention proposce to provide a printing form comprising a plurality of coupon frames containing printing types for print,- ing the .indivi-dual coupons in their proper order and maintaining the type locked in position so that the frame may be handled as a unit and manipulated as desired to be properly placed within the usual chase. In that connection it may be noted that these frames may be removed from the chase after the tags have been printed and the individual frames classified and `filed away to be available for re-use, as above indicated.` As the operations will be repeated for the same shoe it willr be clear that the same couponsmay be used and as the price, for the grater part of the time at least, also remains the same, the price line of each coupon may also be used. In the event however, that the operator is allowed a different rate thanY the previous price, it is only necessary to changethe slug forming the priceline without requiring a re setting of all of the type within the frame. Thus, it will be apparent that the invention obtains maximum economy in the printing of shoe tags.

With the above and other objects in view. which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

Afpreferred and practical embodiment of the vinvention is illustratedcinV the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of the present `printing form set up within a chase.

Figure 2 is a Adetail perspective view of one of the coupon frames.

Figure 3 shows one of thev tags printed by the form shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is adetailed sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Similar l reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the sev-V eral figures of the drawings.

As previously indicated't is the purpose of the present invention to provide a printi ing forni that will' print a tag which may be distributed direct to the operator with each order as it goes through the factory Without the necessity of subjecting the tag to any operation other than placing it in the usual case numbering machine which all of the tags must go through to receive the number of the order and the number of pairs of shoes so that the individual coupons may be properly identified after they are severed from the tag by the operators upon finishing of each operation.

As the case numbering machine writes its data in lineal spaced intervals, it is necessary to keep the arrangement and spacing of the coupons in harmony with the spacing ot the case numbering machine, because after the operator has set the machine in operation, it automatically feeds the tags and prints the case numbers and pair numbers on each coupon.

Heretofore in the printing up of shoe tags some space on the tag had to be wasted in order to keep the coupons properly aligned in opposite columns so that all of the coupons could be properly numbered by `the case numbering machine.

Also in the past it was necessary to print more operations on the tag than might be used for each particular shoe so that the same tag would do for a number of styles or' shoes- That :is to say, since shoes of different style and type do not require identical operations, and it was desirable to make one tag satisfy as many types as possible it was necessary to print all of the likely operations on the tag and then the operator who handled the price punch would simply punch the coupons which indicated the operations to be performed on a particular shoe in the process or" manufacture. Thus, some couponswould be lett unpunched and were useless for that particular shoe, but there was always the possibility of these unpunched coupons being fraudulently punched and turned in for cash. However, by the use oi the present invention, which contem- Vplates a printing form for only printing precisely the operations required on each particular shoe` and definitely printing the price, the possibility of spare coupons being out is eliminated and also the necessity of useless printing is avoided.

Fig. 3 ot the drawings shows a tag T printed from the form shown in Fig. 1, and it will be observed that the upper part of the tag bears printed matter known as the description o'lf the shoe and designated A while beneath the description A are parallel columns of coupons B. Each coupon is defined by the lines or rules B and it will be observed that lines in each column detining the coupons are directly opposite. In order to maintain the proper spacing of the coupons although the operations in opposite columns may not be the same in number it is necessary to provide at intervals killers (l which will till up the otherwise blank space on the tag to prevent fraud or the use oi that particular section ot the tag as a coupon when it is severed from the main body of the tag.

As will presently appear these killers C may be in different forms according to the position that the space would occur in the printing form. For example the iirst step in making a shoe takes place in the cutting room which is represented by the coupons D in Fig, 3, and since they tag would have a blank space opposite the three coupons for the cutting room that portion of the tag lying` opposite the coupons D is provided with killers C so that when the coupons D are cut olf from the tag. no blank portions will appear.

After the shoe leaves the cutting room it proceeds to the stitching room wherein the coupons E are severed, each coupon representing an operation in the stitching room.

After leaving the stitching room the shoe passs to the assembling room and the coupons F are removed and then the shoe proceeds to the lasting room where coupons Gr are removed, etc.

Between the coupons representing the operations ot' each room the killers C are arranged, and if any individual coupon-is intended to be killed the type of killers shown at C are used.

As will also be observed from Fig. 3 each coupon bears a legend B2 designating the operation, such for example as skive heel and the price legend B3, namely, *9-10*.

Also the top or last coupon to be cut off in each series of operations bears an identiiication symbol B4 indicating the room in which the operation takes place; the kind or pattern of shoe; and also providing an index to the price schedule that the operator receives tor the particular operations on that shoe. This identication is important because it serves as an index number for iling away the frames and types constituting the coupon units after they have been used.

Referring now to the printing form for printing the type of tag shown in Fig. 3 it is pointed out that the same essentially comprises a plurality of rectangular -type holding trames 1 adapted to hold the rows or lines of type 2 together with the rules 3 which define the individual coupons. These printing frames may be provided with a set screw la as shown in Fig. 2 tor clamping the rows of type in the frame to provide the coupon unit which may be handled as a `whole and freely manipulated. without disturbing the set-up of the type therein.

The said printing frames 1`may be of any desired size according to the number of coupons required to represent the number of operations to be performed on the shoe in each room or station. For instance, in the cutting room, for the particular style of shoe shown in the drawing only three opera-A tions are involved, while in the stitching room nineteen operations are involved,thus requiring nineteen coupons which can best be set up within separate parallel franiesof nine and ten each respectively. Between the narrow ends of the printing frames suitablekiller type il, as clearly shown in Fig. a, may be used, the said killer type serving the purpose heretofore indicated, and at this point it may be noted that the width of the narrow end of each frame plus the killer type is just the width of the coupon so that when the frames are placed end to end in their proper order, thekiller type will be the width of one coupon thus preserving the proper spacing and sequence of the coupon throughout the tag.

It will be apparent that the provision of the coupon frames is a comparatively simple and inexpensive matter and the coupons to be held therein may be formed by type made on a standard linotype machine, thereby being easily and quickly set up in an ordinary printing establishment without special fa cilities. Furthermore, if it becomes nec essary to change a particular line of the coupons this may be readily accomplished by making a new type slug and substitut-ing it for the one to be removed.

Also as previously indicated the upper coupon of each unit, or the last coupon to be severed is provided with an identification sybmol B4L which furnishes a key to the particular type or style of shoe to which the operations of that unit relate, thereby Inaking it possible for each individual coupon unit to be also identified after it is removed from the chase. This is an important feature of the invention because it makes possible the re-use of the coupon unit after the tags for a particular style of shoe have been printed, without the necessity of maintaining the type forms fully set up and standing about, thereby occupying much valuable storage space. That is to say, after a tag has been printed the individual coupon units may be taken out of the chase and filed away on racks or shelves, properly classified and then when a repeat order comes in for a particular shoe the type for each operation will already be set, and a clerk can reassemble all of the coupon units necessary for printing the'tag without requiring a printer to make new type and entirely reset the tag. As many of the operations in a shoe are standard, it will be apparent that many of the coupon units may be used over and over again, and also as the price that each operator receives is fixed by wage agreements which usually last for some time, that also remains the same thus making it possible to re-use the coupons without diiicultyv.

are adapted to be disposed in a row within a common chase 5, each of the said type holding frames constituting a coupon unit containing the coupon printing types 2 consecutively arranged corresponding to the successive operations in the manufacture of a shoe, together with the killer printing types 4 arranged between all of the printing frames to prevent fraudulent operation of the printing tag.

In connection with the coupon printing types it is pointed out that the` indexer identification symbol B4 is co-related with the data found in the description A of the form which gives the full data aboutV the shoe. Thus, the yindividual coupon units may be readily identified through the medium of this index symbol after they have been removed from the form, thereby making their reuse easy when desired.

Without further description, it is thought that the many features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will, of course, be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.

I claim: l

l. A printing form for factory tags comprising a plurality of type holding frames disposed in a row within a common chase, each of said frames containing coupon printing types consecutively arranged corresponding to successive operations in the manufacture of a shoe, and killer printing types arranged between all of the frames to prevent fraudulent alteration of the printing tag. Y

2. A printing form for factory tags comprising a plurality ofV type holding frames disposed in a row within a common chase, each of said frames containing coupon printing types consecutively arranged according to the successive operations of the manufacture of a shoe, an identification symbol carried by one of the coupon printing types, and killer printing types arranged between the frames to occupy the space of a coupon and thereby prevent fraudulent alteration of the tag.

E. AA printing form for factory tags coinprising a plurality of type holding frames adapted to be arranged end to end within a common chase, coupon printing types consecutively arranged within the frame, andv killer printing type arranged between the narrow end of the frame to occupy the space of a coupon.

4. A printing form for factory tags comy are prising a plurality of removable and replaceable type holding frames having coupon printing types therein, and certain of said types bearing an index symbol.

5. A printing form for Jr'actory tags comprising a rectangular type holding frame, a plurality of lines of printing types set up Within the frame and arranged to provide coupons arranged in successive order, and means for locking the lines of type Within the frame.

6. A. printing form for factory tags, coniprising a plurality of rectangular frames, a plurality o type slugs arranged in said frames to provide coupons bearing unalterable data and means for locking said slugs in the frames.

7. A printing form for factory tags comprising type for printing a description of the article to be manufactured, a plurality of coupon units each bearing an identification symbol co-related to the description whereby the said coupon units may be removed and subsequently reassembled in the proper order.

8. A printing form for factory tags cornprising type for printing a description of the article to be manufactured, a purality of coupon units each aranged in successive order according to the successive operations of the article being manufactured, bearing an identification symbol co-related to the description whereby the said coupon units may be removed and subsequently reassembled in the proper order.

In testimony whereofl I hereunto aiiiX my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

RALPH` J. DORION.

Witnesses:

ROLLINW. MEEKER, WALTER P. PRATT. 

